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A Samoan aiga (family), spread across west and central Auckland, tells Alan Perrott about being trapped in a COVID-19 outbreak. It felt like they were battling the health system as much as the virus
In this article, Jonathon White writes about the contemporary management of aortic stenosis. He covers the importance of detecting AS early, challenges surrounding diagnosis, indications for treatment, and how management pathways are decided on by the heart team. The definitive treatment for AS – aortic valve replacement – is described in detail
Following the onset of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (SSAS), 50 per cent of patients die within one to two years of diagnosis
